2012Journal of International CommunicationRequires access

Imperial Autocracy and Political Communication

Liu Haigui

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The article investigates the relationship between the imperial autocracy and political communications of ancient China,for instance the early Qing Dynasty.By combing through a large number of original documents of the Qing Dynasty,it concludes that the emperors generally strengthened the autocracy of information to protect their power.They took a few effective measures,such as setting up Junjichu in central authority,adding Zouzhe as a new form of official documents,reforming Yichuan,and establishing Xiangyue for propaganda.

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The article investigates the relationship between the imperial autocracy and political communications of ancient China,for instance the early Qing Dynasty.By combing through a large number of original documents of the Qing Dynasty,it concludes that the emperors generally strengthened the autocracy of information to protect their power.They took a few effective measures,such as setting up Junjichu in central authority,adding Zouzhe as a new form of official documents,reforming Yichuan,and establishing Xiangyue for propaganda.

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The article investigates the relationship between the imperial autocracy and political communications of ancient China,for instance the early Qing Dynasty.By combing through a large number of original documents of the Qing Dynasty,it concludes that the emperors generally strengthened the autocracy of information to protect their power.They took a few effective measures,such as setting up Junjichu in central authority,adding Zouzhe as a new form of official documents,reforming Yichuan,and establishing Xiangyue for propaganda.

Key concepts: Autocracy, Politics, China, Power (physics), History of China, Political science, Combing, Political economy

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